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Martinez picked up the save in Tuesday's 8-7 win over the Giants, allowing one run on three hits and a walk while striking out three over 1.1 innings. Martinez entered with two outs in the eighth and the Giants up 7-5 and gave up an RBI single before retiring Luis Matos to get out of the inning. The Diamondbacks went on to score an insurance run in the bottom of the frame, and it proved to be a big one, as Martinez allowed two more hits and a run in the ninth but ultimately shut the door. Martinez is now a perfect 8-for-8 in save chances since taking over the closer role, but he has allowed six runs (four earned) over his last nine appearances. For the year, he holds a 2.18 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 78:31 K:BB in 62 innings.
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Martinez picked up the save Sunday against Boston, allowing a solo home run and no walks with one strikeout during the ninth inning. Martinez inherited a three-run lead in the ninth frame and offered up a solo home run to Tyler O'Neill to start the inning. Martinez was able to shake off the long ball and retired Masataka Yoshida, Connor Wong and Romy Gonzalez in order to secure his sixth save of the season. Martinez emerged as the Diamondbacks' closer in August, and he's 6-for-6 in save opportunities this month. While manager Torey Lovullo said Friday that he wants to get Paul Sewald back to being a closer, the team opted for Martinez in the ninth Sunday. The 22-year-old has been outstanding this season, posting a 2.02 ERA in 58 innings, and, for now, is the favorite to see save opportunities.
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Martinez earned a save against the Marlins on Wednesday, allowing one run on two hits and one walk while striking out four batters over 1.2 innings. Martinez was called upon in the eighth inning with the Diamondbacks clinging to a one-run lead and the tying run on second base with one out. He struck out Xavier Edwards and got Geraldo Perdomo to fly out to escape the threat, then returned in the bottom of the ninth after Arizona put up two runs in the top half of the frame. Martinez made things interesting by surrendering a run and allowing the tying run to get to second base on a two-out wild pitch, but the rookie closer ultimately slammed the door with a game-ending strikeout. He's notched a save on consecutive days for the first time in his big-league career and remains the team's top option for save chances with Paul Sewald at least temporarily moved out of the closer role.
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Martinez earned the save Tuesday against the Marlins, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning. Martinez was called upon to protect a 3-1 lead in the ninth frame and did so on just seven pitches. He suffered losses in each of his past two appearances but has converted all four of his save chances in August. On the season, the 23-year-old owns a stellar 1.79 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 67:29 K:BB across 55.1 innings.
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Martinez (5-4) was tagged with Sunday's 8-7 extra-innings loss to Tampa Bay. He allowed one unearned run on one hit, two walks and a hit batsman while striking out two over 1.1 innings. Martinez, who had saves in three of his previous five appearances, was bypassed in the bottom of the 10th with Arizona up by a run. Instead, manager Torey Lovullo rolled with Kevin Ginkel, who was the pitcher of record and allowed the Rays to tie the game. Martinez pitched the the next two frames, wriggling out of a bases-loaded jam in the 11th before ceding the winning run in the 12th. This was the second consecutive appearance in which Martinez was charged with a walk-off loss.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ARI | 59 | 0 | 67.7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 84 | 35 | 51 | 2.39 | 1.27 |
| 2023 | ARI | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12.6 | 2.40 |
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| Situation | Record | ERA | INN | ER | K |
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| vs MILWAUKEE | 0 | 4.09 | 2.2 | 1 | 3 |
| @ AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 9/18 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 9/15 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.2 | 1 | 7.20 | 2 | 2 | 1.80 |
| 9/13 | vs |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 9/10 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 9/04 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 2 | 13.50 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
| 9/03 | @ |
- | - | 1 | 1.1 | 3 | 9.00 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 8/31 | vs  |
- | - | - | 0.2 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Upcoming Games
| date | Opp | time | Scheduled Starter |
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| 9/19 | @ |
7:15 PM | Tobias Myers |
| 9/20 | @ |
8:10 PM | DL Hall |
| 9/21 | @ |
7:10 PM | Aaron Civale |
| 9/22 | @ |
2:10 PM | Frankie Montas |
| 9/23 | vs |
9:40 PM | Hayden Birdsong |
| 9/24 | vs |
9:40 PM | Logan Webb |
| 9/25 | vs |
9:40 PM | Mason Black |